DISEASES AND REMEDIES 81 



Gastritis 



No cat fancier should ever be without a small quantity of 

 bismuth powder. It is an excellent and very safe remedy 

 for many of the ills that feline flesh is heir to. We have had 

 it highly recommended in cases of gastro-enteritis. Directly 

 a puss refuses her food and persistently turns away from her 

 most cherished dish of raw meat or other delicacy, then 

 administer a good dose of bismuth, as much as would lie on 

 a threepenny piece the first day, and reduce the dose each 

 day afterwards. Don't force food down for the first twenty- 

 four hours. Then start with Brand's essence or Animal 

 Kreochyle, a little at a time, given often. 



If your cat is attacked with that painful and very often 

 fatal complaint, known as gastritis, or inflammation of the 

 stomach, do not attempt to give your pet any solid food. 

 The symptoms of gastritis are very similar to those produced 

 by some irritant poison. The animal will always crave for 

 cold water, which should be constantly supplied. 



Influenza 



If your cat should fall a victim to a bad cold or an attack 

 of influenza, you will no doubt find that its poor nose 

 becomes quite stuffed up. Let me advise you to keep con- 

 stantly applying lanoline, rubbing it well across and down 

 the nose. It is wonderful how his treatment will give relief. 

 Should you not have lanoline at hand, use butter, provided it 

 has no salt in it. The result will be the same, and the more 

 your puss rubs her nose with her paw and sneezes, the better 

 it will be for her. 



Colds 



For any ordinary cold in a cat give small doses of aconite. 

 Feed with beef tea and keep very warm. If there is fever 

 and constipation, give half a Carter's liver pill. 



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